Lath-binding machine.



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A H. .INAS,4 A. E. GAGNON &. G. A. DESPARUIS.

LATH VBINDING MACHINE. (Application filed Apr. 27, 189e.) (No Model.)

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LATH BINDING MACHINE.

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HENRY JoNoAs AND ANDREW E. e-AeNoN, on MINNEAPOLIS, -AND eEDEoN A.DEsPARoIs, oE sr. PAUL, MINNESOTA; SAID DEsPARoIs AssIeNoR To SAIDJoNeAs AND GAeNoN, .AND SAID JoNoAs AssIeNoR or PART E HIS RIGHT TO SAIDGAGNON.

LATH-B'INDING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 647,923, dated April17, 1900.

Application filed April 27,1896. Serial No. 589,282. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY JoNcAs and ANDREW E. GAGNON, residing atMinneapolis, Hennepin county, and GEDEON A. DESPAROIS,

residing-at St. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Lath-Binding Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide Io an improved machine forbinding laths, slats, edgin gs, doc., and trimming the ends thereofafter they are bound; and the invention consists generally in theconstructions and combinations hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side eleva-tion of a machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is atransverse section thereof zo on the line a; x of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is anend'elevation, the compressors and bundle lifter and carrier being shownin different positions from that which they occupy in Fig. 2 and the sawbeing indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a section on line y y of Fig.l looking in the opposite direction from Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detailelevation and partial section of the knotter.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the knotter and cordholder and the mechanismfor operating the 3o same. Fig. 7 is a view of a knetter and cordholderlooking in the direction of the arrow shownin Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isadetailof the means for raising and lowering the hook of the knotter. Fig. 9 isa detail elevation of the cordholder. Fig. l0 is a plan View showing theshield that is arranged over the knotter for the purpose of guiding thecord and showing also the movable plate that is arranged on said shield.Figs. l1, l2, and 13 are details of the clutch mechanism, Fig. l2 beinga section on line x m of Fig. ll. Fig. 14 is an end elevation showingmeans that may be employed for feeding the laths, dsc., to the medium.Figs. l5 and 16 are details of the compresser-arms and the means foroperating the same. Figs. 17, 18, and 19 are details of the cord-holder.Fig. 2O is a detail of a modification.

The machine is designed to compress the 5o laths or other articles intoa compact bundle and then to tie a cord around them, preferably one ateach end of the bundle. For this purpose the compressing and thecord-tying mechanism at each end of the machine is duplicated at theother end. After the cords are 5 5 tied around the bundle it is pickedup by the bun dle-lif ter and is carried forward and placed in thekbundle carrier or ejector. During this operation the ends f the laths,if they are uneven, are brought against the sawsby which 6o both ends ofthe bundles are trimmed. The bundle is then thrown outA of the machineand the operation is repeated. The saws are mounted upon an independentand continuously-running shaft, While the other mechanism is thrown intooperation after the laths have been placed in position by suitableclutch mechanism.

In the drawings, 2 represents the frame of the machine, which is of asuitable form and 7o construction and is provided with bearings andsupports'for the various parts of the mechanism. The ends 5 of the frameextend upward and forward upon a curved line and form bearings for thetwo upper shafts, hereinafter referred to. The shaft 7 is mounted inbearings in the frame 2 ,and is provided at each end with a suitablecircular saw 9. This shaft is also provided with a suitable pulley 1l,by means of which it may be driven con- 8o tinuously from any suitablesource of power. The saws 9 are arranged at a desired distance apart tofurnish laths of the desired length.

Mounted in-bearings in the frame 2 is a driving-shaft 13, whichconstitutes the main 8,5 shaft of the Inachine and from which theprincipal devices and mechanisms are driven. Arranged at the front ofthe machine and near each end thereof is an upright arm-15, and pivotedto the upper end of said arm'is 9o the short or forward compressor arm17. This arm is provided with a rearwardly-projecting end 19, which ispivoted to a connecting-rod 2l. This rod is pivoted at its opposite endto a curved lever 23, that is pivoted at a suitable point, as 25, to theframe of the machine. A crank-arm 27 on a shaft 13 is provided upon itsend with the roller 29, and said roller engages said curved arm 23 onceduring each revolution of the shaft 13. (See roo Fig. 16.) This raisesthe free end of the 1ever 28 and through the connecting-rod 2l moves thecompressorJarm 17 so as to throw it 'down into nearly a horizontalposition, as shown in Fig. 14.

Arranged opposite each of the forward compressors 17 is the rearcompressor 31, pivoted at its lower end at a point below the base of thearm 15 and connected by a rod 33 to a pivoted arm 35. The end ofthe rod33 passes through an opening in the pivoted arm 35 and is provided witha suitable nut 37. Said rod passes loosely through the opening in thepivoted lever 35, and a spring 39 bears at one end upon the lever 35 andat its opposite end upon the fixed collar 41 upon the connecting-rod 33.(See Fig. 15.) The shaft 13 is provided with the cranloarm 43, havingpreferably a roller 45 at or near. its end, and said roller engages thecurved surface of the lever 35. By this means as the shaft 13 revolvesthe compressor-arm 31 is raised and forced toward the upright arm 15 andthe compressor-arm 17; but the compressor-arm 31 is capable of yieldingto any necessary eX- tent, owing to the spring connection between thelever 35 and the rod 33. The parts being in the position shown in Fig.3, the laths are placed in the space between the stationary arm 15 andthe compressorarm 31. The rotation of the shaft 13 causes the arms 31and 17 to be forced toward each other, in which position they are heldwith the laths pressed into a compact bundle while the cord is beingtied around the bundle by the means hereinafter described. After thecords are tied around the bundle the rear compressor-arms 31 aredepressed or moved back into the rear position. (Shown in Fig. 2.) Thebundle is then lifted and carried forward past the saws,duringwhichmovementthe ends of thebundle are trimmed, and the bundle isthen thrown out of the machine.

At each end of the machine is pivoted an upright arm 47, having at itsupper end the curved bundle-lifting arm 49. This arm is connected by theconnecting-arm 51 to the end of the irregular pivoted lever 53, and anarm on the shaft 13 is provided with a suitable roller, which engagesthe lever 53, moving said lever and at the same time giving the desiredmovement to the upright arm 47. By this means the arms 47 are moved fromthe position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 2. The arms47 occupy the position shown in Fig. 3 while the laths are being placedin position in the machine, and after the cords are tied around thelaths these arms move forward to the position shown in Fig. 2, carryingthe bundle with them. Both of the arms 47 are preferably mounted andsecured upon the roclcshaft 57, so that both move together, and only onelever 53 and crank-arm 55 is necessary for moving both arms. When thearms 47 get to the position shown in Fig. 2, 'the bundle is picked up bythe ejector-arms 59, having the curved bundle-lifting end 61, and thesearms move forward to the posit-ion shown in Fig. 4 and throw the bundleoutof the machine. The arms 59 are preferably secured on the rock-shaft62, and said rock-shaft is preferably provided with the crank-arm 63,having an adjustingslot 65 therein, and a connectingrod G7 is connectedto the arm 63 by meausof said slot 65, and the opposite end of said rod67 is pivotally connected to the lever 71, which has its opposite endpivoted upon the frame of the machine. (See Fig. 4.) The lever 71 isprovided with the curved groove 73, and a crankarm 75, arranged upon4the shaft 13, is provided with a suitable roller or stud, that engagessaid groove 73 and gives to the lever 71 and the pivoted arms 59 thedesired movement.

While the arms 47 and 59 are carrying the bundle from the point wherethe cords are tied around it to the point where it is thrown out of themachine, the ends of the bundle are subjected to the action of the saws,by means of which the ends of the laths are cut off to a uniform length.

)Ve will now proceed to describe the means for passing the cord aroundthe bundle and tying its ends together.

Mounted in bearings in the upper parts 5 of the frame 2 of the machineare the rockshafts 77 and 79, to which are secured the arms 31 and 83. Aneedle-bar 85 of suitable curved form is pivoted at 87 to the end of thearm 83. The needle 85 is provided with a rearwardly-prejecting arm 89,and a rod 91 is pivotally connected to the end 89 of said needle and tothe arm S1. The end of the rockshaft 79 is provided with a crank-arm 93,and an adjustable connecting-rod 95 is adjustably pivoted to the saidarm 93 and is also pivoted to the lever 97, that has one end pivoted tothe frame of the machine. The lever 97 is provided with a slot 99, andthe shaft 13 has a crank 101, provided with a pin or stud that projectsinto said slot 99. This construction gives to the shaft 79 abackend-forth or rockthe needle to pass the cord around the bundle andthen return to its former position. The cord passes around the outer orcurved surface of the needle and through a hole or eye near the endthereof,rand its free end is held by a cordholder, which consists,preferably, of two suitable frames 103 and 105, connected together by arod 107, said rod permitting said frames to move longitudinally withrespect to each other, the movement being preferably accomplished bypermitting the frame 105 to move lengthwise on the rod 107. A spring i109 surrounds the rod 107 and bears at one provided with eordholdinglingers 113 and 115, (see Figs. 17, 18, and 19,) said finger 113 beingprovided with the slots 112, into which extend rectangular projections114 from the ICO IIO

ing movement, such as is necessary to permit nger 115. Said finger 113is provided with a shoulder 117, against which the end of the iinger 115is adapted te bear, whereby the cord is held between the end of thefinger 115 and said shoulder 117. A knife 119 is secured to theprojections 114 en the iinger113 so that it bears against the side ofthe finger 113. This knife is shown in full lines in Fig. 7, and itsposition is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 9. The sharp edge of theknife is substantially on a line with the end of the finger 115, so thatwhen said finger 1l5 is closed against the shoulder 117 upon the linger113 the edge of said knife passes by the edge of said shoulder and cutsoff the cord, leaving the free end of the cord that passes from theneedle heid between the fingers 115 and 113, while the part which hasbeen separated forms the binder for the bundle of laths being operatedupon. The frame 105 has the depending arm 121, preferably provided atits end with the roller 123, (see Fig. 9,) and this roller extendsbetween the cam-surfaces of two corresponding rolls 125, secured upon ashort shaft 127. This cam through the lug 121 gives the requisitemovement te the frame 105 to open and close `the cordhelder.

v The frame 103 is pivotally supported upon a rod or short shaft 131,which is secured to suitable supports upon the frame of the machine.Tlie frame 103 is also provided with the lever-arm 133, which isconnected by a link 135 to a crank-shaft 137 upon the shaft 127. Thisgives to the cord-holder at the requisite intervals a rocking movementthat carries the knife and the cord-holding fingers toward the knetter,hereinafter described.

The knetter is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8. It consists,essentially, of a hollow shaft 141, mounted in a suitable bearing uponthe frame of the machine and provided at its upper end with a collar 143and being screw-threaded at its lower end and having secured thereon bymeans of said screwthread below the bearing the bevel-pinion 145. Ashaft 147 is arranged within the hellow shaft 141 and is capable of avertical movement therein; but said shaft is arranged to rotate with thehollow shaft 141. The lower end of the shaft 147 is provided with thetwo collars 149, between which rest the two ends of a forked lever 151,said lever being piveted at its opposite end 153 to a suitablestationary support. One fork of the lever 151 is provided with aprojection, pref erablycarrying an antifriction-roll155,which extendsinto a groove 157, arranged in the face of a bevel gear-wheel 159, thatis secured to the face of the cam 125 or directly to the portion, sothat the hoek 161 extends through A link 165, having on its upper end afinger 167, is pivoted to the upper end of the hollow shaft 141 andextends through the tying-bill 163 and is connected thereto by a singlepivot 169. When the shaft 147 is raised toits highest position, thetying-bill, the hoek 161, and the finger 167 occupy the position shownin Fig. 7. When this shaft is lowered, the parts occupy the positionshown in Fig. 5.

After `the laths have been properly compressed, one end of the cordbeing held by the cord-holder, the needle passes the cord raround thebundle and lays it in the cordholder. While one end of the cord is heldin the oord-holder and the other end ef the loop is held by the needle,the parts of the knetter being in the position shown in Fig. 7 and thetwo strands of the cord being laid into the bill of theknetting-hook,the knetter is rotated upon its axis, winding the cordaround the knottin g-bill and bringing the ends under the hook 161. Thecord at this point is severed and the end held by the cord-holder isreleased. The shaft 147 is lowered and the parts of theknotter areturned to the positions shown in Fig. 5. The hook 161 pulls the cordthrough the loop formed by wrapping the cord around the knetter, and themovement of the bundle pulls the loop off from the tying-bill, thismovement being assisted by the iinger 167, which as the knotting-bill isturned to the position shown in Fig. 5 pushes the loop toward the end ofthe bill.

The shaft 127 is provided with the pinion 175, and a driving-wheel177 isarranged upon the shaft 13. This wheel is provided upon a part. of itsvcircumference with a series of gearteeth which engage and rotate thewheel 17 5. The remaining portion of the circumference of the wheel 17 7is blank, and the side of said wheel is provided with a rib 179, thatengages a cut-away portion of the cam 125, as shown in Fig. 6, so as toheld the shaft 127 positively in a stationary position, except when theteeth of the wheel 177 are in engagement with the teeth of thegear-wheel 175.

We prefer to provide a shield 181, that is secured upon the frame of themachine and extends above the knetter, as shown in Fig. 6. This shieldis provided with a slet 183, through which the needle-bar is projectedand through which the cord extends, the bund le being arranged abovesaid shield. The

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slot in the shield serves to hold the two strands of the cord closetogether and guides the cord whilethe bundle is being carried along andthe knot is being completed. For the purpose of insuring both strands ofthe cord being brought together while the knotting operation takes placewe provide upon the shield 181 the guide-plate 185, which has a slotcoinciding wit-h the slet 183 in said shield. A spring 187 has one endsecured to this guide-plate and its opposite'end secured to a projectionupon the shield, as shown in Fig 6. Vhen the guide-plate is drawn backas far as it will move, the end of the slot in the guide-plate coincideswith the end of the slot 183 in the shield 181. The guide-plate 185 isprovided with a lug 189, that projects beyond the edge of the shield 181in position where it is encountered by the compressorarm 3l. As thecompressor-arm is moved up it strikes the lug on the shield 185 andmoves said guide-plate so that the end of its slot comes directly overthe top of the 'knotten This causes the two strands of the cord to beheld in proper position While ihe knotter is being rotated for thepurpose of forming a loop therein. When the compressor is released, theguide-plate moves back the limit of its movement, which permits the cordto lie in the end of its slot while the laths are being put in positioninstead of extending through that portion of the slot that is directlyover the knotting-bill.

Any suitable means may be used for imparting motion to the shaft 13. Teprefer to use for this purpose the mechanism shown in Figs. 11, 12, and13. As here shown, a sprocketwheel191, having formed integrally with ita ratchet-wheel 193,is mounted loosely upon the shaft 13. Power isapplied to this wheel, so as to drive the same continuously. An arm 195,secured upon the shaft 13, is provided with a pawl 197 and spring 199.This pawl is adapted to engage any one of the ratchet-teeth upon thewheel 193. A tripping-dog 199 is mounted on a suitable support 201 andis connected bya link 203 to a pivoted operatinglever 205. The end ofthe dog 199 projects into the path of the pawl197, as shown in Figs. 11,12, and 13, and as the wheel191 is rotated the arm 195 and shaft 13 arecarried with said wheel until the pawl 197 rides over the end of the dog199', whereby said pawl is raised and held out of engagement with theteeth of said ratchet-wheel. The shaft 13 then remains stationary untilsuch time as the 0perator through the lever 205 lowers the dog 199',permitting the pawl 197 to engage one of the teeth of the ratchet-wheel.

We prefer to provide a plate 207, (see Fig. 4,) against which the endsof the laths at one end of the bundle are piled as the laths are putinto the machine for the purpose of bringing the laths substantially allin the same position in the bundle. y

We prefer in some instances to provide means for automatically advancingthe laths or other strips to the machine, and in Fig. 14 of the drawingswe have shown a construction that is applicable for this purpose. Ashere shown, 219 is a table upon which the strips may be piled. 213 is anendless carrier passing over rolls 217 and driven by suitable means.(Not shown.) The laths or slats piled upon the carrier 213 will becarried forward and dropped into the space between the arms 15 and 3l.For the purpose of preventing the laths from being fed in while thebinding operation is taking place we provide the stops 209, having thesprings 211, by means of which said stops may be elevated,so as to comeabove the upper surface of the carrier 213 and stop the slats or lathswhile the binding operation is taking place. These stops will bedepressed at the proper intervais, so as to permit the slats to enterthe space between the arms 15 and 31. We have shown one constructionwhich may be used for depressing the stops 209. This is shown in detailin Fig. 20. As here shown, we provide a projection 215 at the lower endof the stop 209, and We provide the arm 195 with the projection 207,that is adapted to engage the projection 215 on the stop 209 and depresssaid stop and hold it depressed du ring the interval while the arm 195remains stationary, which is the interval between the binding operation.Any other suitable mechanism may, however, be used for the purpose ofdepressing these stops.

For the purpose of holding the cord firmly we prefer to provide oneiinger of the cordholder at its end with suitable projections and theopposite finger with suitable correspondin g depressions,with which suchprojections are adapted to engage. These projections are shown in Figs.17, 18, and 19 of the drawings. The projection 221 is ofsubstantially-rectangular form and is'arranged in the end of the finger115 opposite the shoulder 117, and said shoulder 117 is provided with arecess adapted to receive said projection, said recess being indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. ,18. The end of the finger 115 is alsopreferably provided with the pin or cylindrical projection 223, which isadapted to engage a corresponding recess in the shoulder 117, saidrecess being shown also by dotted lines in Fig. 18. When the cord isplaced in the cord-holder between the end of the iinger 115 and theshoulder 117, as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 17 and 19, and theiingers closed together, the' projection 221 engages the cord and crowdsit into the recess in the shoulder 117. This gives the holdera iirmgrasp upon the cord and prevents it from being pulled out of the holder.The projection 223 passes above the cord, as shown by dotted lines inFig. 17, and engaging the corresponding recess in the shoulder 117 IOOIIO

forms a lock above said cord which prevents the cord from being pulledout of the holder. The cord will assume the position shown by dottedlines in Fig. 17 while the tying operation is being carried out.

In some instances we prefer to construct the cord-holder so that theshoulder 117 is on the under side of the finger 113, arranging thefinger 115 so that it comes against this shoulder, as in the form shown.This brings the opening to the cord-holder on the lower side of theingers,and the cord will be brought into the cord-holder by the upwardmovement of the end of the needle just before it reaches the positionshown in Fig. 6.

It will be understood that many of the details of the construction maybe varied without departing from our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we

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` cords around the bundle, the pivoted leverclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A lath-binding machine, comprising, incombination, a suitable saw and means for driving it, means forcompressing the laths into a bundle, automatic means for tying the 47provided with the bundle-carrying arms 49, and means for automaticallyswinging said lever to move the carrying-arms, and the laths thereon,past said saw, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a lath-binding machine, with the xed and yieldingcompressing-arms, and means for operating the same, of the pivoted lever47, the arms 49 thereon, the pivoted arm 53, the link 51 connecting saidarm 53 and lever 47, the shaft 13 and the crank thereon in position toengage said arm 53 after the bundle has been compressed, for the purposeset forth.

3. The combination, with the fixed arms 15, the short compressor-arms 17pivoted thereto, the oppositely-arranged compressorarms 31 mounted uponvsuitable pivots, the pivoted lever 23, the rod 21 connecting thecompressor-arm 17 with said lever 23, the pivoted lever 35, the arm 33and spring 39 connecting the compressor-arm 31 with said lever 35, theshaft 13, and the crank-arms 43 and 27 for moving said levers andcompressorarms, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with means for compressing the laths and means fortying cords around them, of the pivoted levers 47 provided with thebundle-carrying arms 49, and the levers 59 provided with the arms 6ladapted to take the bundles from the arms 49 and pass them out of themachine.

5. The combination, with the needle and cord-holder, of the knotter,comprising the rotatable hollow shaft, the longitudinallymovable shaftarranged therein and provided at its end with a suitable hook, theknottingbill pivoted to said movable shaft and provided with an openingthrough which said hook'passes, and a suitable link having a iinger onits end, said link being pivoted to said hollow shaft and alsoto saidknottingbill, for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, with the rotatable hollow shaft 141, of thelongitudinally-movable shaft 147 arranged therein and provided upon itsupper end with a hook 161, the knottingbill 163, to which the shaft 147is pivoted, and` through which said hook 161 extends, the link 165pivoted to the shaft 141 and to said knotting-bill 163, and providedwith the finger.

frames are adapted to be rocked, for the purpose set forth.

S. A lath-binding machine, comprising, in combination, a suitable sawand means for driving it, means for compressing the laths into a bundle,automatic means for tying the cords around the bundle, bundle-carryingarms, means for automatically swinging said arms and laths thereon pastsaid saw, and

the ejector-arms to receive the bundle after bination, of the rock-shaft(31, the ejectorarms mounted thereon, the crank-arm 63, the pivotedlever 71, the arm 07, connecting said crank-arm and said lever, andmeans engaging said 'lever 71 to rock said shaft and operate saidejector-arms, substantially as described.

1l. In a lath-binding machine, in combination with suitable saws andmeans for driving them, a compressor device, means for tying cordsaround the bundle of laths after being compressed, carrier-arms, andmeans for automatically opening said compressor device and operatingsaid carrierearms to pick up the bundle and carry it vpast the saws tobe trimmed, substantially as described.

12. In a lath-binding machine, means for compressing the laths into abundle and means for tying cords around them, the saws, and meansindependent of the compressing device for gathering up and moving thebundle past the saws to trim its ends, substantially as described.

13. In a lath-binding machine, in combination with suitable saws andmeans for driving them, forward andrear compressor-arms, one beingyieldingly supported, a driving-shaft, suitable connections between saidshaft and said arms whereby the revolution of said shaft will operatesaid arms to compress or release a bundle of laths, a tying mechanism,and independent means for picking up said bundle after being tied andreleased by said arms and carrying the same past the saws to trim itsends, substantially as described.

14. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, meanswhereby the bundle of laths is moved past the saws to trim its ends',and ejector-arms mounted in said frame in position to engage the bundleafter its ends are trimmed and eject it from the machine, substantiallyas described.

15. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, acompressing device, means for operating the same, a tying mechanism,carrying-arms to move the bundle from IOO IIO

said compressing device past said saws, and means for operating saidcarrying-arms, substantially as described.

16. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, acompressing device, means for operating the same, means for tying cordsaround the bundle, means for moving the bundle past the saws to trim theends, and means for ejecting the bundle out of the machine,substantially as described.

17. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, acompressing device, a tying mechanism, carriers to move the bundle fromsaid compressing device past said saws, and means for operating,successively, said compressing, tying and carrying devices,substantially as described.

18. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, acompressor device, a tying mechanism to bind a cord about the bundle, acarrier device to move the bundle from the compressor device past thesaws, a driving-shaft and suitable mechanisms in connection with saidshaft and said compressing, tying and carrying devices for operatingsaid devices successively to compress, tie, and carry a bundle,substantially as described.

19. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, saws mounted therein, acompressor device, a tying device for looping and tying a cord aroundthe bundle, a carrier device for moving the bundle from said compressordevice past the saws, an ejector device, a drivingshaft and suitableconnections between said driving-,shaf t and said compressing, tying,carrying and ejecting devices for operating the same successively tocompress, tie, carry and eject a bundle, substantially as described.

20. In a lath-binding machine, a frame, shafts 77 and 79 mountedtherein, the arms provided thereon, a pivoted connection between saidarms, a needle-bar pivoted on one of said arms, a crank-arm 93 providedon said shaft 79, a driving-shaft 13 and means connecting saiddriving-shaft with said crankarm 93, whereby the revolution of saiddriving-shaft will rock said shaft 79 and swing said needle-bar,substantially as described.

2l. The combination, in a lath -binding machine, of the rock-shaft 57,carrying-arms 47 thereon, a lever 53, means connecting said lever andsaid carrying-arms, and means engaging said lever to rock said shaft andoperate said carrying-arms, substantially as described.

22. In a lath-binding machine, the combination, with suitable saws andmeans for operating the same, of forward and rear compressor-arms, meansfor forcing said arms toward each other to compress the bundle of lathsand depressing the rear arms to release the bundle, and carrier means toengage the bundle and move it past the saws, substantially as described.

23. In a lath-binding machine, the com-4 bination, with suitable sawsand means for driving the same, of forward and rear compressor-arms,means for operating said arms to compress a bundle of laths, and meansoperating independently of said compressorarms for gathering up thebundle and moving it past said saws to trim its ends, substantially asdescribed.

24. In a latir-binding machine, the com-V laths past the saws to trimits ends, inde-,

pendent means for ejecting a bundle out of theV machine and means foroperating successively said carrying and ejecting means, substantiallyas described.

26. In a lath-binding machine, the combination, with the saws and meansfor operating the same, of automatic compressing and tying means,independently-swinging carrying-arms whereon the bundle is supported andmoved past the saws to trim its ends,l

and means for successively operating said compressing, tying andcarrying means, substantially as described.

27. In a lath-binding machine, the combination, with the saws and meansfor driving the same, of compressing and tying devices,independently-swinging carrier-arms to move the bundle past the saws,independentlyswinging ejector-arms to receive the bundle from the saws,and means for operating successively said compressing, tying, carryingand ejecting devices, substantially as described.

28. In a lath-binding machine, the conibination, with the saws and meansfor driving the same, of forward and rear compressorarms, carrying-arms,means for operating said compressor-arms to compress the bundle and forautomatically separating said arms to permit the bundle to be disengagedtherefrom by said carrying-arms and moved past the saws to trim itsends, substantially as described.

29. In a lath-binding machine, the forward compressor-arm 17, thepivoted arm 23, the rod 21, the rear compressor-arm 31, the rod 33, thespring 39, the arm 35 connected with said rod 33, and the shaft 13having crankarms engaging said arms 23 and 35, substantially asdescribed'.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 21st day ofMarch, A. D. 1896.

HENRY .IONCAS ANDREW E. GAGNON. GEDEON A. DESPAROIS.

In presence of-- C. G. I'IAWLEY, M. E. Groomer.

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